I think now our seniors have that same opportunity to share (their 2004 NCAA Tournament) experience with these freshmen.

It does help, especially with the experience of the four seniors.

There’s a reason why they had been moved up to No. 1 in the country [last season], and now they’re still vying for that spot.

They’re going to be highly remembered, probably the most remembered, because it’s really the first class that’s been through with me in coaching for four solid years. When you look at where they’ve started and...

The [Southeastern Conference], it’s a dog fight night-in and night-out. The production and consistency has got to be there nightly.

We could have closed the deal.

I’ve got four senior starters who remember playing against New Mexico and know it’s going to take disciplined basketball to beat them, but I don’t really have any one star who will take over that...

They shot the ball well. The first half we dug ourselves in a big hole. We didn’t do a good job. We knew New Mexico had shooters.

I want for our underclassmen to look at what hard work does and how it pays off.

By this point our team doesn’t put a lot of focus on it although we are appreciative of the respect. I think now our team is focused on accomplishing some goals in the (postseason).

I know from being on the other side of being here, when Tennessee makes a run at you, most teams fold and go away. I thought our team did a good job of trying to...

I think we’ve finally figured out how to play 40 minutes of great basketball.

It’s a great recognition and a tribute to their hard work. I think if you would ask them they would thank their teammates.

This was a good win especially because it was on the road in the SEC. Our seniors really stepped up big and exhibited great leadership, namely Sarah Lowe at the point position.

Brittney Vaughn turned up her penetration during their run and we got anxious.

She took our last loss very hard. But her numbers did not project the heart she played with. She knows that she’s going to do better.

I think that we’ve proven that on any given night, we can make a great competition and that gives our team a lot of confidence.

I take full responsibility for that. The amount of legs that we used in the Mississippi State game and maybe pressing as hard as we did coming out against Kentucky … I don’t think we...

Our problems started earlier, before the foul trouble.

You’ve got to play to stay. Starting in the tournament, you’ve got to set your goals and refocus.

Our seniors can carry with them a lot of pride because they put their footprint on Florida women’s basketball.

The season didn’t end the way that we wanted it to. But I think this year’s team did a lot of great things for Florida basketball, the milestones they hit.

I thought it was a great game. It was about as close as it can be going down to overtime. I don’t know if we necessarily stopped them but we battled. That’s all I ask...

If we’re going to make it a ballgame up in Tennessee and do what we need to do, one of the categories is rebounding. We have worked and worked and worked and talked about it...

I have a great deal of respect for coach Flanagan and his program. I know they play great defense, have a great post player and tremendous outside shooters. They’re a dangerous, disciplined tournament team, and...

What we don’t have is any one person feeling like they have to carry the load by themselves.

It was nip and tuck and Mississippi State was hitting some unbelievable shots.

I think our veteran players did a great job for us tonight. There was a huge size difference inside and they had the obvious advantage. But we did a good job of attacking the basket...

We prepared all week to win this game, that’s why we didn’t roll around on the floor and carry on when that final horn sounded.

When you set those goals, you always want a little bit more. I don’t want that to overshadow the things that we accomplished this year…There were a lot of individual improvements, and the players continued...

Mississippi State came and played a very tough game today.

Kentucky had 55 rebounds the last time we played them, the most of them coming in the second half. I challenged our team at halftime, specifically the seniors not to let that happen again. They...

It hurt us a lot. We wanted to stay aggressive but the officials have to make the calls.

I really don’t know what to say. This is the first time we’ve ever gotten to do this, coming back to play tomorrow. I am just glad we don’t have to go back to the...

They understand the focus, and I think that focus is something you can only learn through experience. It’s about March magic and the players who have that belief are going to be on the teams...

We continue to learn that lesson. In order to win in the SEC, you’ve got to control the boards.

I think the first half we dug ourselves a big hole. If we could start the game the way we started the second half, maybe we would have had a different outcome.

It was like being on The Hulk at Universal Studios. You’re real high, then you go back down and then you’re on your way back up again.

We’ve been kind of squeezed in the middle there. For the women’s game to have its own night gives the media time to give it sufficient coverage.

Sam Mahoney really stepped up big for Kentucky today. She was very offensive-minded. Today she was able – getting late in the shot clock a few times – she was able to make things happen,...